Myself and Doody were at a house fault finding today, needed to do a visual check on all of the downstairs sockets due to the amount of mistakes made on the first 4-5 (long story). 100% visual done, all the sockets are now with correct polarity and dead test come up trumps, happy days, turn the circuit back on.
3-4 minuets later all I can hear is the customer Mr. Khan and Doody shouting at the top of their voices "Paul, Paul come quick....PAUL, PAUL!!!! WFT is happening? Walked into the living room and into a wall of smoke!!!! Yes it was that bad! Both of them with panicked faces on them lol. Well of course I had an electrical concern/fire on my hands so instead of just standing there, I ran down the hall, out of the front door and into the garage and switched off the Iso. (fastest I have moved in a long time btw).
Walked back into the room and got a barrage of angry questions fired at me from Mr Khan whist the smoke is still rising from the bottom of the fish tanks wooden unit. "What have YOU done?" "How have YOU set fire to my house?" "What have YOU done?"...... (you get the picture)..... The look on Doody Toody's face was priceless! You would not believe the things going through my mind at that moment in time BUT WAIT A MINUET.... I checked that socket, I dead tested this circuit, I know everything was good to energize and all Doody did were to plug back in what I took out and moves the table and sofa back???? But for now lets concentrate on the smoldering fire that is sit under the fish tank!
I pulled 2 big stacks of letters/envelopes out that were still smoldering and smoking more than a 1980's darts player. Got them outside and what did we find under all these envelopes? The water heater for the fish tank. The customer told Doody Toody to plug "the black plug back in" and so he did. Shame it was for the submersible heater sub-merest under all of his household paperwork.
Home owner knew that HE was in the wrong but I must say, Doody check what you are plugging in next time mate. Not your fault bud, it was an accident created by the customer. I found it f***ing hilarious once we found out the cause, notice how the customer made a quick exit
Out of all the houses, shops, mini markets that I work on for Mr Khan, you have to set fire to his home!!! :rofl: I wont loose any sleep over it. He will have to get his curtains dry cleaned though.
3-4 minuets later all I can hear is the customer Mr. Khan and Doody shouting at the top of their voices "Paul, Paul come quick....PAUL, PAUL!!!! WFT is happening? Walked into the living room and into a wall of smoke!!!! Yes it was that bad! Both of them with panicked faces on them lol. Well of course I had an electrical concern/fire on my hands so instead of just standing there, I ran down the hall, out of the front door and into the garage and switched off the Iso. (fastest I have moved in a long time btw).
Walked back into the room and got a barrage of angry questions fired at me from Mr Khan whist the smoke is still rising from the bottom of the fish tanks wooden unit. "What have YOU done?" "How have YOU set fire to my house?" "What have YOU done?"...... (you get the picture)..... The look on Doody Toody's face was priceless! You would not believe the things going through my mind at that moment in time BUT WAIT A MINUET.... I checked that socket, I dead tested this circuit, I know everything was good to energize and all Doody did were to plug back in what I took out and moves the table and sofa back???? But for now lets concentrate on the smoldering fire that is sit under the fish tank!
I pulled 2 big stacks of letters/envelopes out that were still smoldering and smoking more than a 1980's darts player. Got them outside and what did we find under all these envelopes? The water heater for the fish tank. The customer told Doody Toody to plug "the black plug back in" and so he did. Shame it was for the submersible heater sub-merest under all of his household paperwork.
Home owner knew that HE was in the wrong but I must say, Doody check what you are plugging in next time mate. Not your fault bud, it was an accident created by the customer. I found it f***ing hilarious once we found out the cause, notice how the customer made a quick exit
Out of all the houses, shops, mini markets that I work on for Mr Khan, you have to set fire to his home!!! :rofl: I wont loose any sleep over it. He will have to get his curtains dry cleaned though.
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